Hozier's Eat Your Young lyrics meaning hint at a narrative beyond personal
Hozier’s new EP Eat Your Young dropped on March 17 and since then fans have been marveling at the lyrics of the lead single Eat Your Young which goes beyond a personal narrative. If you are wondering about Hozier’s Eat Your Young lyrics meaning, here’s a quick breakdown.
2023 is going to be very special for Hozier fans as the new EP Eat Your Young is only the beginning before the singer’s third studio album Unreal Unearth drops sometime in 2023. Along with new music, the Take Me to Church crooner will be also holding a series of concerts across the U.S. in multiple locations.
Hozier’s Eat Your Young lyrics meaning explained
Hozier’s Eat Your Young lyrics hold a much deeper meaning than just personal temptation and salvation. The song’s title itself raises curiosity as Eat Your Young could mean the future generation’s early death or how the current generation is ‘eating’ the young.
The song starts with talking about personal lust and the need to devour all earthly things as Hozier sings, “I’m starvin’, darlin’/ Let me put my lips to something/ Let me wrap my teeth around the world.”
But the song takes on a new meaning in the chorus when Hozier says, “Get some/ Pull up the ladder when the flood comes/ Throw enough rope until the legs have swung/ Seven new ways that you can eat your young
Come and get some.” Hozier is known to sprinkle Biblical references all over his songs and here ladder could mean Jacob’s ladder aka the ladder leading to heaven.
Jacob’s ladder has seven steps of virtue which also means that there are seven ways a person can fail which in Hozier’s song becomes “Seven new ways that you can eat your young.”
The song’s meaning further gets clearer when Hozier clearly declares, “Skinning the children for a war drum/ Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns/ It’s quicker and easier to eat your young.”
Fans react to Eat Your Young, ‘stays on repeat’
Hozier fans are once again impressed by the sheer creativity of the singer who manages to put masterpieces in every release.
Speaking of the new EP, a fan said: “Eat Your Young is on repeat – bless you @Hozier for an absolute BANGER!!!!!”
Another echoed, “This song is poetry- Eat Your Young!”
Everyone is looping Eat Your Young as another fan posted:
eat your young is soooo good what do you mean i cant spend this train trip looping it at max volume
— sam 🌸 (@kindlestuck) March 17, 2023
All About Hozier’s Unreal Unearth tour
Hozier’s latest EP is setting the mood right for his 2023 plans as the singer announces a series of concerts and ticket details for the Unreal Unearth tour.
The singer will be holding more than thirty shows across the U.S. in 2023. Check out all the dates and location details of the Unreal Unearth tour on Hozier’s website. Tour tickets will go on sale on March 24.
